Efficient Solar Potential Estimation of 3D Buildings: 3D BAG as use case

Solar energy is an important renewable energy source that is already generated by millions of solar panels attached to building roofs throughout The Netherlands. Whether a roof is suitablefor solar panels relies on its type, orientation and whether it is put in shadow by a neighbouring object. This means, the higher the solar potential of a roof...

Geofront: Directly accessible GIS tools using a web-based visual programming language

In the field of Geographical Information Science (GIS), geodata transformation and analysis tools often take the shape of software libraries written in system level programming languages. <br/>However, the societal impact of these tools is often limited, as most end users only access these libraries via indirect means: Through bindings in other...